Hiring: Senior Software Engineer (Hands on, Tech Lead) Company: Thales Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:23:12 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, AWS, Agile, Angular, Ansible, Azure, Bash, Bitbucket, Git, Helm, Java, MySQL, PKI, PowerShell, REST, React, Regulatory Compliance, SQL Server, Systems Design, Terraform About the job Experience: •8 to 12 years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering, demonstrating expert-level application of software engineering principles, system design, and development lifecycles. •12 years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering, demonstrating expert-level application of software engineering principles, system design, and development lifecycles. Required Skills: •We are seeking a Lead/ •To join Thales in Austin, TX, for the design, evolution, and governance of core software products supporting state and law enforcement agencies. •In this hands on technical leadership role, you will operate as a recognized technical expert, lead the definition of complex software architectures, establishes engineering standards, and drives technical decision-making for mission-critical, secure, and scalable systems. •In close collaboration with engineering leadership, program stakeholders and technical board, this role shapes innovation within core products, anticipates emerging technical and security needs, and ensures solutions meet stringent performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements. •While remaining hands-on, the Software Engineer leads and develops core products that provides reusable foundations prioritizing simplicity and extensibility to enable project specific capabilities without adding unnecessary complexity. Qualifications: •Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams to define, design, and evolve complex software solutions for law enforcement products, primarily within cloud-based environments. •Lead the full software development lifecycle at a systems and architecture level, guiding requirements analysis, solution design, implementation approaches, validation strategies, and long-term maintainability of core products. •Deploy, configure, and validate core products and solutions in cloud environments, ensuring alignment with architectural guidelines and operational requirements •Define and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and design patterns to ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality software across multiple projects and teams. •Drive resolution of complex, high-impact technical issues, including performance, scalability, and reliability challenges, performing root-cause analysis and defining sustainable corrective actions. •Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends, recommending and driving adoption where appropriate to advance product capabilities, security posture, and development efficiency. •Partner with engineering leadership, and project design authority team to translate business, customer, and regulatory requirements into coherent technical architectures and implementation strategies. •Lead and influence technical reviews with the technical board, including architecture and code reviews, providing expert guidance and decision-making to ensure consistency, quality, and long-term product health. •Establish and maintain authoritative technical documentation, including architecture descriptions, reference designs, and technical standards, to support product scalability and knowledge transfer across teams. •Operate as a recognized technical expert, collaborating with Software Engineers and Architects to guide technical direction while remaining hands-on. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!